In the Saratov region, not only the industrial sector is developed. There are a lot of successful fishing spots for paid fishing, as well as for independent fishing by "savages". Especially a lot of fishermen gather in reservoirs located near the city of Balakovo.
Fishing in Balakovo
Camping is a great way to forget about everyday life. Of course, fishing in Balakovo is mainly fishing in the waters of the most powerful Russian river. The Volga has long been famous for its abundance of commercial fish. However, in addition to the mother river, near the city there are a huge number of other natural and artificial reservoirs. They are suitable for fishing all year round.
Small and Big Irgiz, the Saratov Sea, the Revyaka River - all of them promise fishermen, experienced and not very, a good nibble and a pleasant pastime in nature.
Features of fishing in Balakovo
As we said earlier, one of the features is that fishing in Balakovo is year-round. The second advantage - there are places for comfortable fishing for a fee, and places where you can sit in splendid isolation, but successfully catch a few kilograms of fish.
Let's start with the free one.
Very popular among seasoned fishermen is the Dump Channel (also called Lake Technical). It was formed naturally through stagnation of technical heat sinks. The width of the channel is about six meters; the length of the pond reaches three kilometers. Now about the local fish. If fishing in Balakovo was chosen by you for the hunt for a spotted predator, then the choice was right. Pike is often caught here and quite large. In addition, frequent guests on the hook - bleak, crucian carp, perch and carp.
Another free pond that attracts anglers is the Hospital Pond. This is a small lake, whose width is about eighty meters. The Revyaka River is popular with perch, pike perch and pike. The water here is quite turbulent, the current is rapid, but the catch is still rich and richly diverse.
Now about paid fishing
Both Big and Small Irgiz organize both independent and paid fishing in Balakovo. Ardent fans of feeder and spinning often gather here. You can catch carp and rudd, chub and crucian carp, roach and pike. Even pike perch, burbot and catfish are found on the hooks of fishermen quite often.
Also quite popular among lovers of paid and comfortable outdoor recreation fishing in Balakovo in Kalinikha. They start fishing at the equipped fishing base from mid-April until the onset of autumn cold weather. On the hook can be completely different types of fish: perch and chub, pike and rudd, catfish and burbot, bream and crucian carp, dace and silver bream.
Bite forecast
As you know, any outdoor recreation should be thought out in advance, including fishing. The forecast of the Balakovo bite is an important point that must be specified in advance. This can be done according to your personal calendar or weather forecast.
We bring to your attention a small summary table, which will be useful for fishermen who are interested in a particular catch. It shows which fish species will be active in a particular month of this year.
Month | Peace fish | Predators |
January | Roach, silver carp | Perch, Pike, Pikeperch |
February | Rudd, roach | Pike, ruff, perch |
March | Rudd | Pike, asp, perch |
April | Crucian carp, bream, roach, rudd | Pike, perch, perch, ide, chub, asp |
May | Crucian carp, carp, silver bream, rudd, bream, gudgeon, tench, roach, sabrefish, bleak | Asp, perch, pike, catfish, pike perch, ruff, ide |
June | White Amur, Crucian carp, Gustera, Chekhon, roach, bleak, carp | Pike perch, pike, ide, catfish, asp |
July | Tench, grass carp, crucian carp, carp, bream, bleak, roach, silver bream, rudd | Catfish, asp |
August | Carp, crucian carp, grass carp, tench, rudd, gudgeon, sabrefish, bleak | Pike, catfish |
September | Crucian carp, carp, bream, grass carp, sabrefish, roach, bleak | Pike, zander, catfish |
October | Bait, roach, crucian carp | Pike, ide, catfish, pike perch |
November | | Ide, pike |
December | | Pike |
As you can see, peaceful species of fish are very fond of heat, so it is better to go to carp or for powerful carps from the beginning of May to the end of summer. But predators can be caught in winter frosts. By the way, starting from the last days of May and ending with the first days of October, you can catch crayfish in the reservoirs of Balakovo.